Alexandra I. Koshkalda

Ms. Alexandra I. Koshkalda


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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17 August 2023 in BioTech
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YSYana E. Sergeeva
Yana E. Sergeeva
AZAnastasia Anzorovna Zakharevich
Anastasia Anzorovna Zakharevich
DSDaniil Vladislavovich Sukhinov
Daniil Vladislavovich Sukhinov
AKAlexandra I. Koshkalda
Alexandra I. Koshkalda
MKMariya V. Kryukova
Mariya V. Kryukova
TGTimofei Grigoriev
Timofei Grigoriev
The paper proposed a new porous material for wound healing based on chitosan and C-phycocyanin (C-PC). In this work, C-PC was extracted from the cyanobacteria Arthrospira platensis biomass and purified through ammonium sulfate precipitation. The obtained C-PC with a purity index (PI) of 3.36 ± 0.24 was loaded into a chitosan sponge from aqueous solutions of various concentrations (250, 500, and 1000 mg/L). According to the FTIR study, chitosan did not form new bonds with C-PC, but acted as a carrier. The encapsulation efficiency value exceeded 90%, and the maximum loading capacity was 172.67 ± 0.47 mg/g. The release of C-PC from the polymer matrix into the saline medium was estimated, and it was found 50% of C-PC was released in the first hour and the maximum concentration was reached in 5–7 h after the sponge immersion. The PI of the released C-PC was 3.79 and 4.43 depending on the concentration of the initial solution.